See how the federal sequester could affect you

February 27, 2013

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9. Mental illness funding cuts

Social programs from pre-school to health-care stand to lose 10 percent of more of their federal funding. That will force states and localities to either increase their contributions or face service cuts. One example: 373,000 mentally ill adults and children would be required to go without treatment if states don’t step in to replace lost federal revenues.

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9. Mental illness funding cuts

Social programs from pre-school to health-care stand to lose 10 percent of more of their federal funding. That will force states and localities to either increase their contributions or face service cuts. One example: 373,000 mentally ill adults and children would be required to go without treatment if states don’t step in to replace lost federal revenues.